01-Sep-2008 91
Traditional superpower Ganjam lifted the team title, garnering 11 gold, 11 silver and three bronze medals in the 45th men``s and 23rd women``s State Weightlifting Championship at Byaham Bhawan in Puri yesterday.
Dhenkanal (7 gold, 3 silver) and Khurda (4 gold, 3 silver) finished second and third respectively. Leading lifters, including Ranu Mohanty and Krushna Jena, skipped the state meet as they were busy preparing for the National championship. Nrusingha Sethi and Sita Jena were named best lifters among men and women respectively.
Results (all title winners):
Men: Sukant Sahu (56kg), Kameswar Nayak (62kg), Narasingha Sethi (69kg), Gopal Krushna Das (77kg), Sahanawaz Khan (85kg), Biswajit Pratihari (94kg), Gangadhar Bisoi (105kg), Stalin Dash (+105kg).
Women: Santoshini (48kg), Pramila Kirsani (53), Sanjukta Sahu (58), Sita Jena (63kg), Luckyrani Patra (69kg), Samita Barik (75kg), Jayashree Rath (+75kg).
